Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24

wife Margaret has left my bed and
"DAN'L GoBLE."
March l9.-An academy commences
at Newport, Kentucky, opposite Gin
cinnati. The elementary studies at
eight dollars per annum, the nlgher
branchesat one pound-26I cents-per
April 9.-Owing to the pressing neees-
sity for publishing the laws OF the yer,
ritory, there will be no paper puolished
for three W eeks, etc." The three weeks
stretched over period of 30 days. Inc
editor offers better excuse than the
Arkansas editor, who stated that ne
should attend great squirrel hunt the
next week and not issue any paper, or
the Alabama editor who apologized ior
the non-appearance of his paper on ac-
connt of a severe attack Of toothache.
IJTis strange, tits passing strange,
,tjs Wonderful. Was taken up Float
inc on the Ohio on Saturday last, q
hlscksmith,s anvil. The owner, oy
proving its brands and earmarks ana
; lay;ng the charges, may have 1t again.
10y uTHoMAS WILLIAMS"
"Heads up, Soldiers. Those genue--
mon who wish to join volunteer light
infantry company are requested 70 mleet
of Mr.. Yeatman's tavern, etc. MILITARY
notice. Sunshine soldiers. In conse--
nuence of the rain, the muster, etc., OF
Cincinnati Light Infantry is postponea'
"To County Subscribers.-The print
ers want some turnips and POTATOES,
for which reasonable price Will De
allowed. Wanted at the Spy Office a
few fresh cucumbers."
Dec 26.-Act of the territorial
Legislature designating the place oi
holding the General Assembly IN rota,
ton, at Marietta, CINCINNATI ana
Chillicothe. ,,.,,
We notice also a halfcolumn obituary
of Martha Washington; Andrew jack
son-Old Hickory-advertises MS negro
slave. George, as having eloped from
his plantation on the Cumberland river
$50 reward; and many other notable
facts and incidents.
THE FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE In oAio'
Commodore Abraham Whipple, the
father of the American navy, Kept the
"Red House Tavern" IN Mariei.a' ;ad
situated on the ground now occuPie9
hv the First National bank. L copieu
the document from the origlna3 tue
names are historic. Commodore Whlp'
nle's monument bears the legenu'
hWho was first to hurl dehance aU Tue
British flag on the sea-" Here Is Tie
Western Territory, Washington Co.,
IS.
To whom it may concern:
Know We that Abraham Whlpple
having obtained O recommendation
from the justices of the Court OF Genera
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the
County of Washington, as a retailer o,
} sniritmous LIQUORS in Marietta, and
being satisfied Herewith, do hereby
agreeably to the powers in me vesteo
t6erefor' license the said Abraham
Whipple as a retailer of spirituou'
liouors in Marietta in said county, lol
one wear from the date of this license.
N Given under my hand ane
seal of this office at MARKETS.
1spA1,1 aforesaid, the twelfth day OF
December, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-tWo:
RI. MEIGS,
, Commissioner for granting license
CHAPTER x1.-rHE WESTERN RESERVE
!, OWNERSHIP AND NAME.
4 Less than century ago the Western
8 Reserve, was vast forest, unlnnaol
3 able by any white settlers. beiol'
2 commencing the story of the settle'
: ment, growth and progress, we VII y
! nresent q brief historical retrospect. Ii
: i662 Charles II. granted charter to tn'
Colony of Connecticut, defining IL
s limits to be from the south line o
s Massachusetts on the north; to Lons
/, Island Sound on the south; and from
Narrogansett river on the east, to tn
8 Pacific Ocean on the west; exceptin!
C certain portions previously granted
Y embracing parts of New York, New
y Jersey, and Pennsylvania. At tn
: close of the Revolutionary War, Con
e necticut claimed the lands west Q
Pennsylvania, between those nortl
and south boundaries. The Unite'
n States also claimed this territory. Sept
Il, 1875, Connecticut ,ceded to tn
q United States its claim to all the lam
n west of the State of Pennsylvania, re
y serving tract one hundred ana tWent
8 miles in length west Of that state an
" between Lake Erie and the 4lst para
" lei of North latitude. This cesslon wa
g accented and was considered an IN
a direct acknowledgement of the clair
of Connecticut. This tract receive
# the name of the Connecticut Wester
t. Reserve. The residue of the Reserve
e containing nearly three millions {
y acres of land was sold in 1875 by tn
is State of Connecticut for the sum
y 81. 200. 900 to the Connecticut Ian
Company.
me,,red the survey OF the township
re five miles square. The four easter
le ranges were surveyed that year.
u WAYNE COUNTY.
70 Wayne county was established b
10 proclamation of Gov. st. Clair, Augu
q is. 1895, and was the third count
y formed In the Northwest Territory. l
as original limits were very extenslv
they embraced what is now part
m Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, ar
to all of Michigan, and the towns
Chicago, Sault Ste, Marie, MackinaV
n. etc. It's present limits lie within VIII
ar was once called the "New Purchase"
en- a very extensive tract, lying north
III the Greenville treaty line, and exten
n ing as far west as the Western line
the Reserve.
A The county was named from Gener
at Wayne, whose biography we have {
% ready given-born January l, 1745, di
he 1896, aged So. Having completed u
famous treaty at Greenville, ne Ell
. | r MI Ii tO thn az